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CU Strike Chaos: Why These Truckers Aren't Getting Union Protection in Korea

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CU Strike Chaos: Why These Truckers Aren't Getting Union Protection in Korea
TL;DR — IN KOREAN VIBES

This issue is trending due to a recent logistics strike affecting CU convenience stores, which escalated into a tragic incident where a striker was killed. It highlights the ongoing debate in Korea about labor rights for 'individual business owners' and the effectiveness of new labor laws.

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화물연대 사람들도 그냥 노랑봉투법만 믿고 밀고나갔지 정작 법으로 보호 못 받게 생겼음..

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화물연대
Cargo Solidarity
A collective organization of truck drivers in South Korea, often engaging in strikes to demand better working conditions and pay.
노란봉투법
Yellow Envelope Law
A recent South Korean labor law aimed at strengthening workers' rights, particularly by limiting employers' ability to sue unions for damages incurred during strikes and expanding the definition of 'employer' in collective bargaining.
BGF로지스
BGF Logistics
The logistics arm of BGF Retail, the parent company of the CU convenience store chain in South Korea.
개인사업자
individual delivery drivers
Refers to 'individual business owners' or 'self-employed individuals' in Korea. This classification is key in labor disputes as it often means they are not legally recognized as employees and thus lack traditional union protections.
법외노조
outlaw union
A labor union that is not officially recognized by the government or legal framework, often because its members are classified as individual business owners rather than employees, limiting their legal rights and protections.
CU
CU
One of the largest and most popular convenience store chains in South Korea, similar to 7-Eleven or FamilyMart.
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🇰🇷 KOREAN REACTIONS 10

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The people interfering with the strike are also individual business owners, so they're not even a union, lmaooo.

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It's an outlaw union, so it has nothing to do with the Yellow Envelope Law, but everyone will remember it as a flaw of the Yellow Envelope Law, thinking like you. 'Impression' is more important than facts, and it's left a very strong impression on people.

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Regardless of Cargo Solidarity being stupid, it's right to recognize the secondary labor market as workers and think of ways to supplement it. Right now, if self-employed people are economically dependent on a company, they have no means of protection even if they're just cut off.

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This problem arose because they're not a union. It's a problem that arose because companies want to give work but don't want to listen to a union.

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They made them individual business owners because they didn't want to directly employ them, so ultimately CU is the root of all evil. If they had directly employed the transporters, this wouldn't have happened.

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Lmao, seeing someone get run over by a car made me burp, like it helped my digestion;; (referring to a tragic incident during the strike)

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Is it sane to try to front-kick a truck on the road and get run over? Not even a roe deer.

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This needs to be solved. The issue of dispatched workers and individual business owners has been eroding many people's lives for too long.

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How great for the company, saves money and it's not even a union lol.

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I understand legitimate union activities, but I totally don't get why they interfere with individual business owners while doing it.

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